Alpine Bladder-fern vs Black-bellied Pangolin

Cystopteris alpina compared with Phataginus tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black-bellied Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Manidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Phataginus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Phataginus tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black-bellied Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-bellied Pangolin

The Black-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) is a species in the genus Phataginus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.